I think I have an Aiptasia

TRichardson79 · 11/07/2009, 10:28 PM

But I am not for sure... Whatever it is, it is still fairly small. It's Growing out of a hole in a rock that I have. It is still too small to take a picture of with my camera. It does not have any tentacles yet, if it is aiptasia.

DC_40gallon · 11/07/2009, 10:29 PM

can't say without a pic unfortunately. Could be a baby feather duster and that is a GREAT thing to have.

TRichardson79 · 11/07/2009, 10:37 PM

well the person that I got the rock from said that he did not have any problems with aiptasia, nor did he ever see one. So that may be a plus. I would try to take a picture but my camera is not the best.
I suppose I will just wait and see what it is.

DC_40gallon · 11/07/2009, 10:39 PM

good chance it's a baby feather duster. In my opinion they are easy to confuse with baby aiptasia. Google pics of baby feather dusters and compare with what you have.

JTL · 11/08/2009, 09:02 AM

Let it go for a while. When it gets larger you can tell for sure. It doesn't spread very fast so you are not likely to get an outbreak. I had three or four that I found when I moved my LR. I just injected them with concentrated lemon juice. That did the job.

DC_40gallon · 11/08/2009, 09:08 AM

same as JTL - I used something called Aiptasia Control and wiped out the 3-4 I had. If I have anymore I think my peppermint shrimp gets them.

Peppermint shrimp are addicted to Aiptasia, they gobble them up like candy.

11/07/2009, 10:28 PM	#1
TRichardson79 Registered Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Iowa Posts: 112	I think I have an Aiptasia But I am not for sure... Whatever it is, it is still fairly small. It's Growing out of a hole in a rock that I have. It is still too small to take a picture of with my camera. It does not have any tentacles yet, if it is aiptasia.

11/07/2009, 10:29 PM	#2
DC_40gallon Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 1,474	can't say without a pic unfortunately. Could be a baby feather duster and that is a GREAT thing to have.

11/07/2009, 10:37 PM	#3
TRichardson79 Registered Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Iowa Posts: 112	well the person that I got the rock from said that he did not have any problems with aiptasia, nor did he ever see one. So that may be a plus. I would try to take a picture but my camera is not the best. I suppose I will just wait and see what it is.

11/07/2009, 10:39 PM	#4
DC_40gallon Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 1,474	good chance it's a baby feather duster. In my opinion they are easy to confuse with baby aiptasia. Google pics of baby feather dusters and compare with what you have.

11/08/2009, 09:02 AM	#5
JTL Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Venice Island, FL Posts: 2,532	Let it go for a while. When it gets larger you can tell for sure. It doesn't spread very fast so you are not likely to get an outbreak. I had three or four that I found when I moved my LR. I just injected them with concentrated lemon juice. That did the job.

11/08/2009, 09:08 AM	#6
DC_40gallon Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 1,474	same as JTL - I used something called Aiptasia Control and wiped out the 3-4 I had. If I have anymore I think my peppermint shrimp gets them. Peppermint shrimp are addicted to Aiptasia, they gobble them up like candy.